What's up with these "international editions"? I've seen textbooks with strongly reduced prices that were only supposed to be sold in third-world country, which makes sense to me. But surely the publishers don't consider every country outside the US and Canada a third-world country in need of cheaper textbooks?
BTW, the cheaper prices here in Europe don't only apply to the original English editions, but also to translations. Quick checkup on Amazon.com vs. Amazon.de:
Begon, Ecology, 4th edition: 86.73$ vs. 53.99€ (= 67.39$) -> original English edition
Campbell Biology, 10th edition: 246.62$ vs. 99.95€ (= 124.75$) -> German translation
> But surely the publishers don't consider every country outside the US and Canada a third-world country in need of cheaper textbooks?
Apparently, they do. I suppose competition might be healthier here: if a lot of students were to complain to a lecturer that the textbook for his course was prohibitively expensive, they would probably look into possible alternatives.
BTW, the cheaper prices here in Europe don't only apply to the original English editions, but also to translations. Quick checkup on Amazon.com vs. Amazon.de:
Why the heck is that?